My family values + Lou Reed | The Guardianhttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/series/my-family-values+music/lou-reed
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John Cale: My family valueshttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/may/07/john-cale-velvet-underground-family-values
The musician and composer talks about his family<p><strong>The whole idea of my grandma</strong> is repulsive to me. There are certain things that you can't get out of your mind. It's embedded in me. I was treated by her as not worth the time, and she treated my father like that as well. It was a classic case of the Welsh with the English.</p><p><strong>I didn't understand the volatility</strong> and the hatred that came from my grandmother. I understand it now of course – here was my mother, a school teacher, who gave that up to look after me and who married an English-speaking, uneducated coal-miner, which is exactly what my grandmother fought tooth and nail to keep her family away from.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/may/07/john-cale-velvet-underground-family-values">Continue reading...</a>John CaleVelvet UndergroundLou ReedMusicBrighton festivalCultureFamilyLife and styleFri, 06 May 2011 23:04:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/may/07/john-cale-velvet-underground-family-valuesSarah Lee/GuardianJohn Cale ...'I gave up drugs when my daughter was born.' Photograph: Sarah Lee for the GuardianSarah Lee/GuardianJohn Cale. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the GuardianChris Hall2011-05-06T23:04:01Z